Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man's BonesRoc Marciano's run in the last 12 years puts him in rarefied air. When Busta Rhymes...
Hip-Hop
Best Hip-Hop Track of 2022
Best Hip-Hop Track of 2022It's very rare I discover an artist that blows my mind, especially one who was just under my nose. But this year, I was...
The Best Posthumous Hip-Hop album ever, and my 3rd favorite of 2022
Drakeo The Ruler - Keep The Truth AliveThe story of Drakeo the Ruler deserves a full-length feature film or a next-level documentary. Long story...
Hardest Hip-Hop Track of 2022
It's a tieMeyhem Lauren's "Black Pinot" and Drakeo The Ruler & OTM's "Cliffhanger (Remix)" were the two hardest tracks that I heard in 2022....
Best Instrumental of 2022
Apollo Brown - Flowers DieApollo Brown is a legendary producer from Detroit (my favorite hip-hop scene) who has been the rare beatmaker who can...
Most Underrated Hip-Hop/Rap Artist 2022
A$AP Ant aka YG AddieI know I already gave him track of the year, but his album Lil Black Jean Jacket 3 was also on my personal top 10 album list in...
Most Surprising Hip-Hop Artist of 2022
Eshu Tune (Hannibal Buress)You rarely see someone with extreme success in their art pivot and seriously make a run at a completely different art...
Most Prolific Rappers of 2022
Ralfy the Plug and The Musalini both owned 2022.I couldn't decide whether to put Ralfy or Mus' name first, but I put Ralfy just because I'm a Drakeo...
Does Pusha T have the AOTY so far?
Pusha T It's Almost DryI was so busy in April that I didn't hear this the day it came out, which just shows how busy I am. Normally I'd prep the...
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I wrote this blog for a few reasons. One is because nobody in my circle of friends ever puts me on to music or things that are dope that I haven't heard about (step your game up friends!) as few people nerd out as hard as me on the dumb things I focus on. The other and main reason is because I am so tired of The NeedleDrop and Pitchfork, from the way Fantano talks about music, to the way that Pitchfork writes about it. Both cause me physical pain to read or watch, yet I for some reason occasionally check their review scores, because they are the only sites I know that do stay on top of music (to a degree), and they focus on genres that I'm not tapped into, so occasionally I find something good. Is it worth the pain? No. So let me save you the pain, by only sharing with you my favorites, and maybe you'll find a new favorite. Oh and I also love talking shit, so I'll do that too, but this blog is about showing love to great art.